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The Right Honourable William Adamson | |
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 Adamson in 1911 | |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
In office 24 October 1917 – 14 February 1921 | |
| Chief Whip | George Henry Roberts William Tyson Wilson Arthur Henderson |
| Preceded by | Arthur Henderson |
| Succeeded by | J. R. Clynes |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | |
In office 7 June 1929 – 24 August 1931 | |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Sir John Gilmour |
| Succeeded by | Archibald Sinclair |
In office 22 January 1924 – 3 November 1924 | |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Ronald Munro Ferguson |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Gilmour |
Member of Parliament for West Fife | |
In office 19 December 1910 – 27 October 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Sir John Gilmour, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1863 (1863-04-02) Dunfermline, Fife |
| Died | 23 February 1936 (1936-02-24) (aged 72) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | None |
William Adamson (2 April 1863 – 23 February 1936) was a Scottish trade unionist and Labour politician. He was Leader of the Labour Party between 1917-1921 and served as Secretary of State for Scotland in 1924 and between 1929-1931 in the first two Labour ministries headed by Ramsay MacDonald.
Contents
1 Background
2 Political career
3 Personal life
4 References
5 External links
Background[edit]
Adamson was born in Dunfermline, Fife, and was educated at a local dame school. He worked as a miner in Fife where he became involved with the National Union of Mineworkers. Between 1902-08 he was Assistant Secretary of the Fife and Kinross Miners' Association,[1] and he thereafter served as its General Secretary.[2]
Political career[edit]
Adamson in 1920
Active with the new Labour Party, Adamson was first elected to Parliament for West Fife in the December 1910 general election[3][4] and became leader of the party in 1917, which he was until 1921.[1] In 1918 he was sworn of the Privy Council.[5] In 1919, Adamson was confident that the experience of the First World War would "produce a different atmosphere and an entirely different relationship amongst all sections of our people" and would act as a watershed in the process of social reform.[6] He served as Secretary for Scotland and Secretary of State for Scotland in 1924[1][7] and between 1929 and 1931[1][8] in the Labour governments of Ramsay MacDonald.
However, he split with MacDonald after the formation of the National Government. Adamson lost his seat in the 1931 election which he contested for Labour against MacDonald's coalition.[1] He stood again in the 1935 election but again failed to take the seat, losing on this occasion to William Gallacher of the Communist Party of Great Britain.[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
The grave of William Adamson MP, Dunfermline Cemetery
Adamson was father of William Murdoch Adamson and, through him, father-in-law of Jennie Adamson, both Labour MPs.[9]
He died in February 1936, aged 72. He is buried in Dunfermline Cemetery, just north of the roundel at the end of the entrance avenue.
References[edit]
^ abcde spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk William Adamson Archived 14 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "Adamson, William [Willie]", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
^ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Fairfield to Fylde South
^ "No. 28449". The London Gazette. 23 December 1910. p. 9558.
^ "No. 30764". The London Gazette. 25 June 1918. p. 7461.
^ Philip Abrams Past & Present, The Failure of Social Reform, 1918-1920’ (1963), p.49
^ "No. 32901". The London Gazette. 25 January 1924. p. 770.
^ "No. 33505". The London Gazette. 11 June 1929. p. 3856.
^ "Jennie Adamson". Observatory. Centre for Advancement of Women in Politics, Queens University Belfast. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- Torrance, David, The Scottish Secretaries (Birlinn 2006)
External links[edit]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Adamson
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Deans Hope | Member of Parliament for West Fife Dec. 1910–1931 | Succeeded by Charles Black Milne |
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| Preceded by Arthur Henderson | Leader of the British Labour Party 1917–1921 | Succeeded by J. R. Clynes |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Viscount Novar | Secretary for Scotland 1924 | Succeeded by Sir John Gilmour, Bt |
| Preceded by Sir John Gilmour, Bt | Secretary of State for Scotland 1929–1931 | Succeeded by Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt |
| Trade union offices | ||
| Preceded by John Weir | General Secretary of the Fife and Kinross Miners' Association 1908 – 1917 | Succeeded by James Cook |
| Preceded by John Robertson | Treasurer of the Scottish Miners' Federation 1914 – 1922 | Succeeded by Edward Hawke |
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| Secretary of State for Scotland 1707–1746 |
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*Also Secretary of State for Transport; **Secretary of State for Defence | ||
Cabinet of Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald (1924) | ||
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Lord Privy Seal Deputy Leader of the House of Commons |
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| President of the Board of Education |
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| Secretary of State for India |
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| Minister of Labour |
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